diff --git a/app-text/aspell/aspell-0.60.6.1.recipe b/app-text/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.recipe
similarity index 92%
rename from app-text/aspell/aspell-0.60.6.1.recipe
rename to app-text/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.recipe
index b72dca14c..90e7ac76d 100644
--- a/app-text/aspell/aspell-0.60.6.1.recipe
+++ b/app-text/aspell/aspell-0.60.8.recipe
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ eventually replace Ispell. It can either be used as a library or as an \
 independent spell checker. Its main feature is that it does a superior job of \
 suggesting possible replacements for a misspelled word than just about any \
 other spell checker out there for the English language. Unlike Ispell, Aspell \
-can also \easily check documents in UTF-8 without having to use a special \
+can also easily check documents in UTF-8 without having to use a special \
 dictionary. Aspell will also do its best to respect the current locale \
 setting. Other advantages over Ispell include support for using multiple \
 dictionaries at once and intelligently handling personal dictionaries when \
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ more than one Aspell process is open at once."
 HOMEPAGE="http://aspell.net/"
 COPYRIGHT="2000-2006 Kevin Atkinson"
 LICENSE="GNU LGPL v2"
-REVISION="5"
+REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/aspell/aspell-$portVersion.tar.gz
 	https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/aspell-$portVersion.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="f52583a83a63633701c5f71db3dc40aab87b7f76b29723aeb27941eff42df6e1"
-PATCHES="aspell-$portVersion.patchset"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="f9b77e515334a751b2e60daab5db23499e26c9209f5e7b7443b05235ad0226f2"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="x86 x86_gcc2 x86_64"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
diff --git a/app-text/aspell/patches/aspell-0.60.6.1.patchset b/app-text/aspell/patches/aspell-0.60.6.1.patchset
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f91d8f63..000000000
--- a/app-text/aspell/patches/aspell-0.60.6.1.patchset
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-From c09a03b927daa852d0f89f6577318716a6f75b42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Peter Kosyh <p.kosyh@gmail.com>
-Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 08:25:00 +0300
-Subject: gcc7 compilation fix
-
-
-diff --git a/modules/filter/tex.cpp b/modules/filter/tex.cpp
-index a979539..19ab63c 100644
---- a/modules/filter/tex.cpp
-+++ b/modules/filter/tex.cpp
-@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace {
- 
-     if (c == '{') {
- 
--      if (top.in_what == Parm || top.in_what == Opt || top.do_check == '\0')
-+      if (top.in_what == Parm || top.in_what == Opt || *top.do_check == '\0')
- 	push_command(Parm);
- 
-       top.in_what = Parm;
-diff --git a/prog/check_funs.cpp b/prog/check_funs.cpp
-index db54f3d..89ee09d 100644
---- a/prog/check_funs.cpp
-+++ b/prog/check_funs.cpp
-@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static void print_truncate(FILE * out, const char * word, int width) {
-     }
-   }
-   if (i == width-1) {
--    if (word == '\0')
-+    if (*word == '\0')
-       put(out,' ');
-     else if (word[len] == '\0')
-       put(out, word, len);
--- 
-2.19.1
-